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J. W. KENNA. NURSERY CHAIR. No. 283,405 PatehtedAug. 2l, 1883.

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No. 283,405. y Patented Aug. 2l, 1883.

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J. YW. KENNA. .NURSERY CHAIR.

No. 288,405. Patented Aug. 21, 1883.

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JOSEPH 1W. KENA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES P.

' KENNA, OF SAME PLAGE. I

NURSERY-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming-.part of Letters Patent No. 283,405, dated August21, 1883.

Application filed December 11,1882.

To @ZZ whom 15 may concern.-

Be it known that I, Josera W. KENNA, a citizen oi' the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stat-e of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Nurseryhairs, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in lwhich.- Y

Figure l represents a view in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view of the table and arms detached. Fig. 3 is a view in frontelevation, and Fig. 4 is a side view showing the extensions or standardsfolded upv to form a low wheeled chair in accordance with my invention.tion, with standards extended to form a high chair. Fig. 6 is a detailview of the springcatoh used to hold the standards in upright position.

The object of my presentinvention is to provide a childs high chair thatcan be readily converted into a low wheeled chair or car riage, andwhich shall be so simple anddurable in its construction, that it may beeasily operated, and will sustain the severe usage to which this classof furniture is constantly subjected.

A further object of my invention is to fur- Dish improved means ofattaching the footrest and table to the chair. y

To this end my invention consists in the several combinations andarrangements of parts,

hereinafter described, illustrated in the acoonr panying drawings, andparticularly dened in lthe claims at the end of this specification.

the end of the opposite arm, c', and catch into its notch a* when thetable is swung to a position in front of the chair.

To the lower portion of the front legs, B, are pivotally attached, asshown,'the front standards or extensions, B", by means of the rod b,

which passes through the legs and standards.

Fig. 5 is a view in rear eleva- (No model.)

These two front standards, B', are also held togeth er by the rounds b",and are furnished near.

.their ends with the eyes b2, from which extend thelinlzsEto similareyes, ci, on the rear standards or extensions, C. These standards C',braced by the rounds c and c5, are connected to the rear legs, C, in amanner free to swing, by the rod c, which passes through the standardsand through oblong slots near the bottoms of Atherear legs, C, in which,above and bearing against the rod c, are seated the spiral springs c.The rear standards, C', are, as shown, considerably longer than thestandards B', and bear upon their ends the wheels F, on which the chairrests when converted into a low chair or carriage. The baci; round, el,preferably iiattened and curved outward, carries the bent spring-latchG2, having a perforation, c, into y which catches the pin ci, projectingfrom the To the inner adapted to lock in the grooves or slots cu in thestandards C when the parts are arranged to i'orm a high chair.

From the foregoing construction, it will be seen that when it is desiredto forni a high chair the standards B and C are brought into substantialalignmentV with the legs Band C,

and are securely'ih eld in this position by means of thespring-latch C?.A It will be noticed that by reason or' the pins cg entering the groovesc? the springs at the bottoms of the rear legs are thrown out of action,as otherwise they might permit the chair to tip backward too far. Inconverting the high chair into a low chair or carriage, the spring-latchC is depressed, and the front and'rear standards are swung forward untilthey assume a position at right angles to the legs, when the round bwill enter the socket ai oi' the spring-latch A2, attached to the underside of the table D, and will seourelylocl: the parts. In this positionthe chair is sustained by the four wheels F, I

and can be easily rolled from place to place. A slight spring action isgiven to the chair by means of the spiral springs om, and, if desired,springs may be applied in a similar manner to the bottoms of the frontlegs. It will thus be seen that the position of the parts can be easilyand quickly changed to form a IOO high chair or ylow-wheeled chair orcarriage,l

as desired, and these parts are so simple and so securely connectedtogether as to resist the severest usage to which they are likely to besubjected. A

The foot-rest G is attached to the chair in the following manner: To theunder side of this foot-rest are attached two brackets, g, havingslotted sockets g', in which are seated the spiral springs y2, andthrough the lower portions of which passes the rod b. A rod, g3, isconnected to the back of the .foot-rest, and slides in the eye g4 on theround g5 of the front legs of the chair.

Although I have thus stated what I regard as the best embodiment of myimprovements, it is obvious that extensive modifications or ,variationsof the same may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention. Thus, for example, the wheels may, in some instances,begomitted, and by curving the rear standards in a direction reverse ofthat shown `a low rocking-chair Vmay be formed.

' back standards,- and not in combination with the front and rearstandards in both positions, as hereinbefore set forth. Again.convertible chairs having front or back supporting-legs to which one setof pivoted extensions were attached, the otherl set of cxtensionsbeinghinged to the chair-seat, are old in the art; but when Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is i l. The combination, with the front and rearsupporting-legs of the chair, of the extensions or standards pivotedthereto, and the links which pivotally join the opposite front and rearkstandards together, substantially as described.

2. The-combination, with the front and rear supporting-legs of thechair, of the extensions or standards pivoted thereto, and the linkswhich pivotally join opposite front and rear standards together, saidrear standards being longer than the front, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the front and rear supporting-legs oi" thechair, of the extensions or standards pivoted thereto, andy the linkswhich pivotally join opposite front and rear standards together, aidrear standards being provided with wheels, substantially as set forth.

e. The combination, with the front and rear supporting-legs of thechair, of the extensions or standards pivoted thereto, the links whichpivotallyjoin opposite front and rear standards together, and thecatches to hold said standards in either closed or extended position,substantially as described. Y

5. The combination, with the front supporting-legs and with the recessedand slotted rear supporting-legs of the chair, of the extensions orstandards pivoted thereto by cross-rods, the links which pivotally joinopposite front and rear standards together, and the recoil-springsseated within the recesses of the rear legs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day ofDecember, A. I). 1882.

JosErH w. KENNA.

Witnesses:

.IAMEs II. PEIRCE, GEORGE I. FISHER, Jr.

